# Accident 19790414006709A: Ryan PT22, Fresno, CA, April 14, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1979, 17:45 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Sierra
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N56209, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56209-2013-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ryan Aeronautical ST3KR (registry code 7830502, https://openairdocs.org/model/ryan-aeronautical-st3kr) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435A/0-435C (registry code 41517, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a-0-435c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RYAN PT22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 878 total, 100 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA26) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790414006709A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT CARRYING A PASSENGER RAN ONE FUEL TANK DRY. FAILED TO SWITCH TO ANOTHER TANK.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK79DVA26](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVA26), Apr 14, 1979: Ryan ST3KR (N56209), Fresno, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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